QEP Announces Strategic Partnership with Premier Spanish Tile Company

Q.E.P. CO., INC. (“QEP”), a leading global provider of high quality, innovative and value-driven flooring solutions, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with one of the world’s premier ceramic tile companies headquartered in Spain. This strategic partnership combines the strength of QEP’s worldwide distribution with the tile company’s expertise in design, manufacturing, and quality.

Under the terms of this partnership, QEP has exclusive distribution rights in certain territories and has already secured a test with a major home improvement chain. QEP expects to have products in stock and available in the next 90 days.

In order to further align the interests of both companies, QEP has also purchased an equity stake in the tile company and will have a seat on its Board of Directors.

Commenting on the partnership, QEP’s Chairman and CEO, Lewis Gould, stated, “By adding ceramic tile to our current arsenal of flooring offerings, it will allow QEP to be more competitive in the global floor covering industry and continue making deeper inroads into dealers, distributors and home centers, including a new opportunity to test these tile offerings in a major home improvement chain. In addition, as a global leader in ceramic tile installation tools, it makes perfect sense for QEP to now also be able to offer high quality ceramic tile from a worldwide leader in tile design and production.”

About QEP

Founded in 1979, Q.E.P. Co., Inc. is a leading global provider of high quality, innovative and value-driven flooring and installation solutions. QEP manufactures, markets and sells a comprehensive line of hardwood, porcelain, SPC, vinyl, carpet tile and laminate flooring, installation tools, adhesives, and other flooring-related products for the professional installer and do-it-yourselfer. QEP sells its products to home improvement retail centers, specialty distribution outlets, and flooring dealers throughout the world under brand names including QEP®, ROBERTS®, Capitol®, Harris®Wood, Kraus®, Naturally Aged Flooring, Fausfloor®, Vitrex®, Homelux®, TileRite®, PRCI, Plasplugs®, Porta-Nails®, Tomecanic®, Bénetière®, Elastiment®, X-TREME Board® and AppleCreek®. QEP is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with offices in Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Please visit our website at www.qep.com.

Contact:

Jamie Clingan – SVP and Chief Marketing – jclingan@qep.com – (561) 994-5550

Source: Q.E.P. Co., Inc.